Tag: Climate

Scientists Have Created The “white” Paint: How They Did It, And What Are Its Properties

Scientists Have Created The “white” Paint: How They Did It, And What Are Its Properties

Scientists from the US Purdue University have developed a paint that is significantly “whiter than the whitest paint currently available.” It absorbs 98% of sunlight and can help fight global warming, writes the BBC.   Painting rooftops white is an energy-efficient approach that is already being adopted in some major cities. Commercially available white paints […]

The world’s largest iceberg has cracked and turned into an “ice soup” – satellite photo

The world’s largest iceberg has cracked and turned into an “ice soup” – satellite photo

The world’s largest iceberg, A-68, split into many small pieces, turning into “ice soup”. Satellite photo published by NASA Earth Observatory.   The footage shows that the giant iceberg split into 11 smaller icebergs, which are now drifting off the island of South Georgia. Click on the photo to enlarge Now considered the largest iceberg […]

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to launch Earth Fund for combating climate change

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to launch Earth Fund for combating climate change

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the new Amazon Spheres opening event at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday announced the launch of a new Earth Fund that the e-commerce chief plans to use to combat the […]